Today, the girl I’ve had a crush on for the past eight years, who I’ve been dating for three months, just told me she just found out she’s four months pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s kid, and she’s not sure what to do. MMT

Today, I am thinking about the 26 cloth flowers I sewed for his grave, and how I wish I had given him flowers more often, especially on the day he decided to hang himself. MMT

Today, I was playing with my dad's phone when I was bored. I came across a text message from a woman, and pictures were attached. I found out my dad cheated on my mom. Now at just 17 years old I have to make the decision to tell my mom and destroy my family, or keep it a secret and destroy myself inside. The fact that I have to make this decision, and the fact that my dad put me in this position, MMT.

Today you’re getting married to the woman you love. The two of you are going to be so happy together, I’m sure of it. And I'm going to be sitting next to our son, trying not to notice how empty the dinner table feels without you. MMT

Today, I struggled with my job as a tour guide. Having to constantly perform for a crowd can be exhausting. But after I'd finished, a man walked up to me with tears pouring down his face, pressed some money into my hand, and said "You look so much like my daughter, who died years ago. Your hair, your eyes, the tone of your voice, and most of all your vivacity and kindness remind me of her. Thank you for making my day." MMT

Today, I just finished serving a 3 year prison sentence, and I am starting 6 years of parole, for a crime I never committed. MMT

Today, my friend of 17 years called me. She said she needed to talk to someone, and that it was important. I told her I'd call her right back because I was in the middle of something. In reality I was playing Call of Duty. She killed herself approx. 15 minutes later. I called her back approx. 20 minutes later. Tonight, I threw out my Xbox 360, and can't stop crying. MMT

Today, at my son’s funeral, my daughter in-law announced to the family that she is pregnant with their first child. MMT

Today, on our one year wedding anniversary, I received my first life insurance check, and used some of it to eat dinner at our favorite restaurant, alone. MMT

Today, after seventeen wonderful years, I went to the vet for the very last time. MMT

Today, at Sunday mass, I found myself sitting between my father and my older brother, but one could just as easily say I was sitting between a drug dealer and a gang leader. MMT

Today, I work in the office at the county courthouse where people come to change their legal name (usually after a marriage). This afternoon a 20-something came in to change his middle name, which is unusual. In the section of the court form that asks for a reason for the name change, he wrote, “All six of my siblings have a middle name, but mine comes from the man who set the fire that killed my mom in her sleep last week.” MMT

Today, the wealthy man who drove drunk was released on bail for $200,000, but my daughter is still buried in the ground. MMT

Today, his suicide letter discusses nothing but loneliness, but 851 people showed up to his wake and signed the guestbook. MMT

Today, seven years after my husband’s passing, I realized how lonely I have really become when I caught myself kissing the side of my fish tank to say good night to my fish. MMT

Today, when my religious grandparents told me, yet again, that they thought it was "simply immoral for gays to marry," I realized that I could never invite them to my wedding. MMT

Today, a year after he was laid off and 3 months after his house was foreclosed, he admitted to me that the soup kitchen that he volunteered at as a teenager is now his primary source of food. MMT

Today, I re-read a birthday card from my grandfather from a few years ago. He used to kiss me goodbye on the forehead after every visit. I used to be annoyed by that kiss and I'd try to avoid it if I could. He died in 2007, and right now all I need is that kiss. MMT

Today, as they buried his body I realized this was the first time my family had been in the same room in years. My mom is one of nine and thinking about how it takes a tragic accident to bring everyone together MMT.

Today, my ex-wife didn’t invite me to her father’s funeral because she didn't think I knew him very well. But I never told her that, when she was out on business travel cheating on me, I would spend two evenings every week playing chess with him. MMT